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True or False: All data sent over the Internet is broken down into several packets and sent over
the network. ✔✔true
Which of the following protocols allows for sending multiple packets between two computers by
checking that all packets arrived and that they can be put back together in the proper order?
✔✔Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
A user enters a Web address in a browser, and a request for a file is sent to a Web server. Which
of the following best describes how the file is sent back to the user? ✔✔The file is broken into
packets and sent over a network. The packets must be reassembled by the user's computer when
they are received. If any packets are missing, the browser re-requests the missing packets.
What is the purpose of packet metadata? ✔✔Metadata helps route the data to the correct
destination, and helps piece the data together at the destination
Which of the following does not demonstrate a harmful consequence of increased anonymity on
the Internet? ✔✔Users can avoid targeted discrimination in an online forum.
What is the purpose of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act? ✔✔To criminalize the act of
circumventing, or getting around, access controls that block access to copyrighted works.
To criminalize the act of circumventing, or getting around, access controls that block access to
copyrighted works. ✔✔A government filtering search results to limit the access of information
and suppress discussion amongst its citizens
A company's server is flooded with data until it can no longer cope with the volume, rendering
the server unreachable. What type of attack is this? ✔✔(Distributed) Denial of Service